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Original Content Kanye West's "College Dropout" Songs Ranked, Best to Worst It's arguably one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, and we're ranking all the songs on Ye's celebrated record. By Wyatt Westlake April 04, 2023
Music 7 Rappers Who Are Sober Rappers have become increasingly more outspoken, revealing their struggles with their addictions to drugs and alcohol. By Wyatt Westlake July 20, 2023
Music Keefe D Addresses Tupac's Family & Diddy In First Interview Since Conviction A jury found Duane "Keefe D" Davis guilty of the murder of Tupac, which had also been subject to conspiracy theories involving Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Chico And James DeBarge Arrested On Drug Charges In Burbank New drug allegations have put Chico and James DeBarge back in the headlines following a Burbank traffic stop. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Music Drake Barks At A Goth Girl In 20v1 While Courting Adam22’s Wife Lena The Plug Drake had a very eventful Kick stream last night giving away $1 million for Stake's ninth anniversary, including flirting with Lena The Plug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music Driven By The Beat: 10 Hip-Hop Songs That Were Made To Be Played Loud On The Road In honor of Black Music Month, here are 10 songs that deserve to be on our hip hop road trip playlist this summer from Migos to Kendrick Lamar. By HNHH Staff June 09, 2025
Music Rick Ross Claps Back At 50 Cent By Bringing Up Daphne Joy's Explicit Tape Daphne Joy shares a son with 50 Cent, and Rick Ross is one of many folks who have trolled them after Joy's non-consensual tape leak. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks, Joe Budden & Peter Rosenberg Clash Over Ye's Concerts The hip-hop media figures had differing reasons to love and hate on Kanye West's Chicago concerts, his beef-squashing, and his bigotries. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2026
Music Kewon White Convicted Of Mo3 Murder, Receives Prison Sentence Kewon White had been accused of being paid by Yella Beezy to murder Mo3, with Beezy and another alleged culprit facing their trials soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Tyler, the Creator Unveils Stacked Lineup For Camp Flog Gnaw 2026 Tyler, the Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw is set to take place in November, and fans have every reason to be excited about the latest iteration. By Alexander Cole August 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Sued By Producer Who Allegedly Used AI On "Vultures 2" And "Bully" Kanye West has been hit with AI allegations for years at this point, and now, those allegations are being dredged back up. By Alexander Cole August 06, 2026
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Alleges He Was Punched By Tylil’s Goon DJ Akademiks had a lot to get off of his chest this weekend and that includes calling out Tylil for allegedly trying to backdoor him. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026